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Buy brand name mik and save the Farmers
May 21^st, 2016 at 9:44am

Coles have broken ranks with the milk 'cartels' and stated that they will pay a fair price to Farmers for 'band name' milk in their stores.

I hope everyone gets behind this, when we are prepared to pay $4.50 for a bloody coffee what is an extra 30 cents to help Farmers from going under. Make it a long term commitment it is the only way our Farmers will survive.

Please save the Aussie Dairy Farmers from walking off their Farms. Once it reaches 'critical mass' you could be paying extra 'dollars' for your milk.

Screw no names milk!!

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52846 At my desk.	Re: Buy brand name mile and save the Farmers Reply #1 - May 21^st, 2016 at 9:45am Only 30c extra? And how much do the farmers get out of that?
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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Buy brand name mik and save the Farmers Reply #2 - May 21^st, 2016 at 9:47am A lot more than they are getting now. They are only getting 43 cents a litre and recently the 'cartels' decided to screw the Framer and reduce that rate even further.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52846 At my desk.	Re: Buy brand name mik and save the Farmers Reply #3 - May 21^st, 2016 at 9:51am So you are suggesting people part with their money to help out are farmers, and you do not even know how much they are getting out of it? My guess is, if this was a charity, you would be condemning it for waste and profit taking. 43% of the shelf price is actually a lot more than most farmers get.
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Reply #4 - May 21^st, 2016 at 10:07am

freediver wrote on May 21^st, 2016 at 9:51am:

So you are suggesting people part with their money to help out are farmers, and you do not even know how much they are getting out of it?

My guess is, if this was a charity, you would be condemning it for waste and profit taking.

43% of the shelf price is actually a lot more than most farmers get.

one did say he would end up with 14c a litre...and it cost them 34c to produce......I am buying milk now as I have a grandson living with me... so I would like to know how I can help the farmer,.. I do enough for COles and Woolies....when my grandson leaves in July I wont buy milk much anymore....so give me some clues....now....

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Reply #5 - May 21^st, 2016 at 10:33am

The usual consequences will emerge. The higher price will cause over-supply and then a price crash.

Evidently the current producer prices are inducing sufficient production to meet current demand.

Thailand interfered with rice producer prices and caused huge oversupply and a rice mountain which they are still trying to dispose of. Not only that, it caused a drop in world prices and Thailand's market share fell.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52846 At my desk.	Re: Buy brand name mik and save the Farmers Reply #6 - May 21^st, 2016 at 10:35am Australia is a milk exporter.
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GordyL Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4365 Hate Town Gender:	Re: Buy brand name mik and save the Farmers Reply #7 - May 21^st, 2016 at 12:00pm I blame the Indians. Every time I buy milk from the servo they tell me I can get 2 for $5 instead of $3 each. They're obviously trying to undercut the farmers with their cheap milk just like the undercut Australians by working for 50 cents per hour.
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Reply #8 - May 21^st, 2016 at 12:20pm

GordyL wrote on May 21^st, 2016 at 12:00pm:

I blame the Indians. Every time I buy milk from the servo they tell me I can get 2 for $5 instead of $3 each. They're obviously trying to undercut the farmers with their cheap milk just like the undercut Australians by working for 50 cents per hour.

Indians know you love them GordyL after you denounced Mexican rapists. They see you as a soft touch.

Are closet poms worth 50c an hour?

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Reply #9 - May 21^st, 2016 at 3:35pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 21^st, 2016 at 12:20pm:

GordyL wrote on May 21^st, 2016 at 12:00pm:

I blame the Indians. Every time I buy milk from the servo they tell me I can get 2 for $5 instead of $3 each. They're obviously trying to undercut the farmers with their cheap milk just like the undercut Australians by working for 50 cents per hour.

Indians know you love them GordyL after you denounced Mexican rapists. They see you as a soft touch.

Are closet poms worth 50c an hour?

What pray tell do Mexicans have to do with the price of milk?

When I need a few grams of cocaine or my cat raped I'll call a Mexicunt.

I have no need for Poms but at least the Indians are selling cheap milk at the servo, subsidized by them working for 50c an hour. I think I'll pop up the servo now and buy enough to give my dog a nice bath in warm milk.

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Reply #10 - May 21^st, 2016 at 7:10pm

red baron wrote on May 21^st, 2016 at 9:44am:

Coles have broken ranks with the milk 'cartels' and stated that they will pay a fair price to Farmers for 'band name' milk in their stores.

I hope everyone gets behind this, when we are prepared to pay $4.50 for a bloody coffee what is an extra 30 cents to help Farmers from going under. Make it a long term commitment it is the only way our Farmers will survive.

Please save the Aussie Dairy Farmers from walking off their Farms. Once it reaches 'critical mass' you could be paying extra 'dollars' for your milk.

Screw no names milk!!

You can't believe that crap.

Coles & Woolies started the attack on dairy farmers farm gate price for milk with their cheap watered down home brand product.

Companies like Murray Goulburn & Fonterra stuck the sav in a little bit more screwing the price down for whole milk to unprofitable levels where farmers would go broke.

Do not buy any products from these dairy companies despite them saying they are Australian & support the dairy farmer .....

they don't .... they are the problem.

Not only are Murray Goulburn & Fronterra & their brand names screwing farmers of a fair go .........

most of them e.g Mainland, Bulla, Devondale, Western Star, Bega etc etc are all paying Halal Certification fees whilst they screw the farmers of a reasonable price for their milk.

Buy your milk from independent non halal milk/dairy companies .....

they are still out there.

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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: Buy brand name mik and save the Farmers Reply #11 - May 21^st, 2016 at 10:07pm The dairy farmers have my sympathy, but I need to hear from them. I am surprised they cannot organise a better PR campaign.
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Reply #12 - May 22^nd, 2016 at 8:03am

I'm pretty sure at least some of our dairy farmers are behind this PR campaign. They are getting free advertising and creating a charity of patriotism that no-one asks questions about. Looks pretty slick to me.

But there are others profiting from this too. I bet even coles and woolies make more money out of it.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: Buy brand name mik and save the Farmers Reply #13 - May 22^nd, 2016 at 8:46am freediver wrote on May 21^st, 2016 at 9:45am: Only 30c extra? And how much do the farmers get out of that? according to coles, all of it .... they have stated they will start a new line of 'home brand' milk from which they will forfeit ALL the profits to the farmer. i think it's gimmick and won't last
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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Buy brand name mik and save the Farmers Reply #14 - May 22^nd, 2016 at 9:02am I will do whatever it takes John. But I'm going to do my homework and where that milk dollar is going to the Farmers.
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